This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is unisex; and the usage is Astronomy.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Acamar m & f AstronomyDerived from Arabic
Ākhir an-nahr, meaning "end of the river". This is the traditional name of the star Theta Eridani in the constellation
Eridanus.
Adhil f & m AstronomyDerived from Arabic الذيل (að-ðayl) meaning "the train (of a garment)". This is the traditional name of several stars in the constellation Andromeda.
Ain m & f Astronomy, ArabicMeans "eye" in Arabic. This is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Tauri in the constellation Taurus.
Ainalrami m & f AstronomyNu¹ and Nu² Sagittarii (together designated Nu Sagittarii) bore the traditional name
Ain al Rami (Ainalrami), which is from the Arabic عين الرامي
ʽain al-rāmī meaning "eye of the archer".
Albaldah m & f AstronomyThis is the official name of the star Pi Saggitarii. Albaldah was the traditional name of a star system. It comes from the Arabic بلدة
bálda "the town".
Albali m & f AstronomyThis is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Aquarii. It comes from Arabic البالع (
albāli‘), meaning "the swallower".
Alchiba f & m AstronomyThis is the name of the star Alpha Corvi in the Corvus constellation. It bore the traditional names Al Chiba (Arabic ألخبا
al-xibā meaning "tent") and Al Minliar, al Ghurab (Arabic منقار الغراب
al-manxar al-ghurab) or Minkar al Ghurab.
Alderamin m & f AstronomyThis is the name of the star Alpha Cephei in the constellation Cepheus. It bore the traditional name
Alderamin, a contraction of the Arabic phrase الذراع اليمين
al-dhirā‘ al-yamīn, meaning "the right arm".
Algenib m & f AstronomyThis is the traditional name of the star Gamma Pegasi in the constellation Pegasus. The name Algenib comes from the Arabic
al-janb, meaning “the side.”
Algieba m & f AstronomyDerived from Arabic
Al-Jabhah, meaning "the forehead". This is the traditional name of the star Gamma Leonis in the constellation
Leo.
Alioth m & f AstronomyDerived from Arabic
alyat, meaing "fat tail of a sheep". This is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Ursae Majoris in the constellation Ursa Major.
Alkaid m & f Filipino, AstronomyMeans "the leader", derived from Arabic قائد بنات نعش
qā'id bināt naʿsh, meaning "leader of the daughters of the bier". This is the traditional name of the star Eta Ursae Majoris in the constellation Ursa Major.
Alkalurops m & f AstronomyThis is the name of Mu Boötis. The system's traditional name Alkalurops is from the Greek καλαύροψ
kalaurops "a herdsman's crook or staff", with the Arabic prefix
-al attached.
Alkes m & f AstronomyThis is the name of a star Alpha Crateris in the constellation Crater. It bore the traditional name Alkes, from the Arabic الكاس
alkās or الكأس
alka's meaning "the cup".
Alnilam m & f AstronomyDerived from Arabic
an-niżām, meaning "string of pearls". This is a star in the constellation
Orion.
Alnitak m & f AstronomyDerived from Arabic
an-niṭāq, meaning "the girdle". This is the name of a star in
Orion.
Alniyat m & f AstronomySigma Scorpii and Tau Scorpii together bore the traditional name
Al Niyat (or
Alniyat) derived from the Arabic النياط
al-niyāţ "the arteries" and referring to their position flanking the star Antares, the scorpion's heart, with Sigma Scorpii just to the north.
Alrai m & f AstronomyGamma Cephei is a binary star system in the constellation Cepheus. The system bore a traditional name variously spelled as
Errai, Er Rai or Alrai, deriving from the Arabic الراعي (
ar-rā‘ī), meaning "the shepherd".
Alsciaukat m & f AstronomyThis is the name of the star 31 Lyncis. It bore the traditional names Alsciaukat, from Arabic الشوكة (
aš-šawkat) meaning "the thorn" and
Mabsuthat.
Aquarius m & f AstronomyMeans "water-carrier" or "cup-carrier" in Latin. This is a constellation in the zodiac, between Capricornus and Pisces.
Avior f & m AstronomyThis name originated in the time of the Ancient Roman Empire. Although its direct origin is unknown, a close translation of the name is avian, from the Latin aviarius. Avior is also the name for Epsilon Carinae.
Azha m & f AstronomyMeans "the breeding place" in Arabic. This is the traditional name of the star Eta Eridani in the constellation
Eridanus.
Bái-hǔ m & f AstronomyBái-Hǔ is a Xiang (象) one of the Four Symbols that include all the constellation of the Chinese System. Bái-Hǔ is known as The White Tiger of the West and is a mythological spirit creature linked with the west, the left and the fall/autumn season.
Beid m & f AstronomyDerived from Arabic
al baid, meaning "the (ostrich) egg". This is the traditional name of the star Omicron 1 Eridani in the constellation
Eridanus.
Cursa m & f AstronomyDerived from Arabic
Al Kursiyy al Jauzah, meaning "the chair of the central one". This is the traditional name of the star Beta Eridani in the constellation
Eridanus.
Eltanin f & m AstronomyDerived from Arabic
Al Ras al Tinnin, meaning "the dragon's head". This is one of the traditional names of the star Gamma Draconis in the constellation
Draco.
Errai m & f AstronomyGamma Cephei is a binary star system in the constellation Cepheus. The system bore a traditional name variously spelled as Errai, Er Rai or
Alrai, deriving from the Arabic الراعي (
ar-rā‘ī), meaning "the shepherd".
Hokule'a f & m Hawaiian, AstronomyHōkūleʻa is Hawaiian for “Star of Gladness” or “Clear Star”. The western name of this star is Arcturus. Hōkūleʻa is the brightest in the northern hemisphere and it is Hawaii’s zenith star... [
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Laniakea f & m Hawaiian, AstronomyThe name Laniakea means "immeasurable heaven" in Hawaiian, from "lani" for 'heaven' and "akea" for 'spacious' or 'immeasurable'. Laniakea is the galaxy supercluster that is home to the Milky Way, the Solar System and Earth... [
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Mabsuthat m & f AstronomyThis was the traditional name of the star 31 Lyncis in the constellation Lynx. The name derives from Arabic المبسوطة (
al-mabsūtah) meaning "the outstretched (paw)".
Merak m & f AstronomyDerived from Arabic
al-maraqq, meaning "the loins (of the bear)". This is the traditional name of the star Beta Ursae Majoris, in the constellation Ursa Major.
Mizar f & m AstronomyName of a star in the constellation Ursa Major. Derives from Arabic
mīzar, meaning "waistband; girdle".
Pisces m & f AstronomyThe name of the zodiacal constellation supposedly shaped like a pair of fish, derived from the plural form of Latin
piscis meaning "fish". This is the name of the twelfth sign of the zodiac.
Pleiades m & f Greek Mythology, AstronomyName of a star cluster, likely meaning "to sail", from the ancient Greek 'plein'. Also used in Greek mythology, the Pleiades were the seven daughters of
Pleione and
Atlas, thus meaning "daughters of Pleione".
Sceptrum m & f AstronomyMeans "sceptre" in Latin. This is the traditional name of the star 53 Eridani in the constellation
Eridanus.
Sextans m & f AstronomySextans is one of the constellations introduced by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It represents the astronomical sextant. Hevelius named the constellation after the sextant he used to measure star positions... [
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Theemin f & m AstronomyPossibly a corrupted form of Arabic
al thalim, meaning "the ostrich". This is a star in the constellation
Eridanus.
Xuán-wǔ m & f Chinese, AstronomyXuán-Wǔ is a Xiang (象) one of the four Symbols that include all the constellations of Chinese System. Xuán-Wǔ is known as Black Tortoise or Black Turtle in English but Black Warrior in Chinese... [
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Zhū-què m & f Chinese, AstronomyZhū-Què is a Xiang (象) one of the four Symbols that include all the constellations of Chinese System. Zhū-Què is known as Vermillion Bird of the South and is a pheasant with a multicolour piumage covered by flames... [
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